Body, Gender and Purity in Leviticus 12 and 15 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (570 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0567246566 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Instead, they prescribe what to do in the cases of skin disease, delivery and wo/man's genital discharges, but the particular way of dealing with the body and the language used in Leviticus 12 and 15 ask for clarification: How do these texts construct the male and female body? Which roles does gender play within this language? By means of themes like menstruation and circumcision, the author unfolds the language used for the body in Leviticus and its interpretation history. The study provides material for a contemporary anthropology of bodies which relates the human sexed body to God's holiness.. These texts do not give detailed physiological descriptions. The so-called purity laws in Leviticus 11-15 reflect a cultic and social view on the male and female body
. About the Author Professor Dorothea Erbele-Küster, PhD, teaches Hebrew and the Hebrew Bible at the Protestant Faculty in Brussels (B) and in Kampen (NL)
. Professor Dorothea Erbele-Küster, PhD, teaches Hebrew and the Hebrew Bible at the Protestant Faculty in Brussels (B) and in Kampen (NL)